Loydene Raymond Arnold

Our mom, Loydene (Deanie) Raymond Arnold passed away Friday, April 25, 2014 of natural causes. Mom was born and raised on the west side of Hamilton, living on the small farm with Grandpa Lloyd J. Raymond, a former Ravali County Sheriff, and Grandma Louise (Tew) Raymond, her sister Carol, twin brothers Ron and Don, and brothers Denny and Al.
Mom married our dad, Ovid Williams, in June 1957, and they later divorced but remained friends until Dad passed in February of 2005.
Mom raised "her girls" with the love and support of Grandma Louise, Uncle Denny and Aunt Ginny.
Mom worked hard. She had many good friends. Mom retired from Cheers Unlimited in 2003. She loved fishing, canning, her flower garden and playing Yahtzee.
Mom is survived by her girls - Carol Ann (Doug) Walsh, Chehalis, WA; Susan (Pride) Williams, Kings Mountain, NC; Sherill Williams, Shawna (Beadle) Williams, and Staci Hayes of Hamilton, MT, and her puppy Tibet.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Destiny (Leif) of Sweden; Bailey Hayes of Hamilton; Cary (Nicholas) Sutter and family of Kirkland, WA; and Elizabeth Walsh and family of Alamogordo, NM. Her great grandchildren are Dominica, Atreau and Zenie of Sweden; Carybeth, Kayellen, Cole and Alex of New Mexico; and Ciara and Ariana of Washington. Mom had one beautiful great-great grandson Milo Aidan of Sweden.
She is survived by one brother, Ron Raymond of Eagle River, Alaska, and several very much loved nieces and nephews.